Cover Story: Innovation machine

Story excerpt provided by Dayton Business Journal.

Written by Joe Cogliano.

Patrick Hood spent years trying to perfect a model to commercialize products from his research and development firm. Seems he found the right formula and now the Dayton region stands to benefit.

If patience is a virtue, Patrick Hood would be a poster child.

The owner of Cornerstone Research Group Inc. — a Beavercreek-based research and development firm — took his first stab at commercialization more than a decade ago. The result was a business that didn’t attract investors because it could only make products for existing customers.

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Originally published May 8, 2015.